CHAPTER 912: CHAPTER 908: YE FAN VS. LI ZHAOJUN (PART 4)

Dusk finally arrived as anticipated.

The noise in the grand hall resumed, but the gigantic white jade still showed no reaction.

"Sect Master Huang, you must be kidding us, there’s no projection from this object as you said," someone began to question.

Huang Ze glanced coldly at the person, as if he would have already struck the person dead if so many people weren’t present. A Tianji Sect elder beside him said, "Just wait a bit longer, soon you’ll see. How could such matters toy with you?"

"That’s Elder Yuan, junior brother, you should be cautious," Wu Ding reminded.

Since night had yet to fall, the people in the hall continued to discuss among themselves, but the light dimmed further. The Tianji Sect had no intention of lighting up the hall’s hanging lanterns, instead, the massive white jade seemed to be emitting a gentle glow.

In Ye Fan’s eyes, it looked much like a gigantic LCD screen.

When the last ray of light vanished at the horizon, the screen’s luminescence began to gradually intensify, illuminating the entire hall. The cultivators present lifted their heads to observe the screen, yet for a while, they saw nothing but white light.

"Sect Master Huang, is this the omen you mentioned? It all looks... just white," someone said.

Huang Ze said aloud, "This is the scene of the secret realm’s initial opening. Ten ancient powers, including Pan Gu, Fu Xi, Nuwa, and Emperor Jun co-created the Pan Gu Secret Realm."

A mountain appeared on the screen, even Ye Fan recognized it as Heavenly Peak Mountain, the Lihuo Sect’s mountain gate.

"Where is this?" someone noticed.

"Heavenly Peak Mountain, once the mountain gate of the Li Huo Sect, the largest sect in the Central Ancient era," Huang Ze replied.

Suddenly, the screen displayed relentless heavenly thunder, a scene familiar to everyone present, reminiscent of the continual heavenly thunder that had started two months ago.

"Sect Master Huang, what is this?"

"This is a sign of the extinction of cultivators from the Post-Ancient era," Huang Ze said, "In the last of the ancient scripture, there were three prophecies. The first was the Ancient Immortal War, which was long past, the second prophecy, which is the calamity of the Post-Ancient period, is what you see now."

"What is the third prophecy?"

"No one knows what the third prophecy is, some interpret it as eternal silence, while others as rebirth."

On the white jade screen, gigantic waves began to topple, consuming humans. The cultivators fought against some white lights, but these white lights could easily annihilate groups of cultivators. Even immortals couldn’t withstand the white lights for long. Even the legendary powers were besieged by countless white lights and ultimately fell tragically.

At last, as the waters receded, only a solitary mountain peak remained standing, recognized as the Heavenly Peak Mountain that first appeared in the prophecy.

"By that time, it’s likely the end of the Pan Gu Secret Realm, but the root to resolving everything lies on Heavenly Peak Mountain..." Huang Ze said, "I never understood why Heavenly Peak Mountain housed the strongest spiritual energy network in the Pan Gu Secret Realm. Now it seems, it hides a secret that could save the Pan Gu Secret Realm."

The screen then turned dark, someone asked, "Does this signal the destruction of heaven and earth?"

Huang Ze said nothing, continuing to gaze at the screen, and after a long while, the screen finally brightened. No one knew the exact location, but they saw a very young, but indistinct person lifting an object with their arm, which immediately shone brightly, expelling the darkness in the Pan Gu Secret Realm and restoring everything to normal.

After the entire Pan Gu Secret Realm was annihilated, there was still one cultivator, like a "savior".

After the final radiance vanished, the screen fell into complete grayness, and disciples from the Tianji Sect simultaneously lit the lanterns in the hall, just like a movie ending and dispersing.

"Ladies and gentlemen, did you see clearly?"

As the movie ended, large tapestries were rehung, covering the white jade screen, and the hall was alight with lamps.

The people in the hall debated amongst themselves, speculating about who the young person was and what the object they held was.

An elderly Taoist with a white beard stepped forward, "So it seems, the item that can save all life is on Heavenly Peak Mountain, where the Lihuo Sect’s mountain gate is located? Can’t we just climb the mountain and find it?"

A female Taoist beside him sneered, "Wu Jizi, you’re oversimplifying the situation, no one can reach Heavenly Peak Mountain except those from the Lihuo Sect."

Wu Jizi’s face flushed red as he asked, "Why is that?"

"Only the people from the Lihuo Sect would know, but hasn’t the Lihuo Sect been wiped out?"

This statement caused an uproar among the people present, as news of the Lihuo Sect’s "extermination" had only spread recently, and it was said that the sect’s current leader, Zhuo Junwu, was killed upon returning from a place called Earth.

Moreover, many sects had been annihilated, and the upheaval in the Lihuo Sect was just regarded as an ordinary event, but now it was known that the sect harbored such a great secret.

Wu Jizi sneered, "It’s just a mountain, since the spiritual energy network is too strong, we can just walk up the mountain like everyone else or use ropes to climb where there are no paths, that shouldn’t be a problem, right?"

This statement again provoked laughter from others because Heavenly Peak Mountain was simply impenetrable.

Ye Fan was puzzled, he himself hadn’t received any special teaching from Zhuo Junwu, so why could he easily access Heavenly Peak Mountain? Or was it that the Nine Yang Divine Skill he practiced wouldn’t conflict with the mountain’s spiritual energy network?

"So now, it seems, the one who can wield the item that brings new life to the Pan Gu Secret Realm must be a descendant of the Lihuo Sect?"

This time, it was Elder Wu on behalf of Hua Wu who asked, as the only ones currently able to reach Heavenly Peak Mountain were Ye Fan and Shen Biancheng, who had temporarily sought refuge in the Tianxuan Sect. Without the guidance of these two, no one else could access the mountain gate.

Huang Ze sneered, "Now, it seems, but not necessarily... the location of the item is still uncertain. Even if the item is truly on Heavenly Peak Mountain, I doubt that the disciples of the Lihuo Sect could wield it; the Lihuo Sect’s glory is long gone, and even their sect leader has not reached the Nascent Soul Stage. What basis do they have to save the Pan Gu Secret Realm?"

The people in the hall nodded in agreement, whereas Wu Ding gave Ye Fan a knowing glance, as if to say, "Your master isn’t capable, but you might be."

"Moreover," Huang Ze added, "the person we saw earlier, though young, might not truly be young. Finding this person is the correct path. Judging by the figure, it bears a resemblance to a female cultivator."

The mention of a female cultivator stirred discussion among many present, as the cultivation world was predominantly male, with female cultivators being few.

Huang Ze said, "Did any of you notice a detail earlier? Before lifting that mysterious item, this person put down an object they were holding..."

After Huang Ze’s reminder, many recalled having seen on the screen the person who saved the world placing down a black hammer-like object, then Huang Ze suddenly took an item from his storage ring, held it overhead, and said, "This is our Tianji Sect’s superior Immortal Artifact ’Taining’. Does it look like this?"